How it’s done…

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Those of you that have been around the industry a fair degree will be familiar with what I’m about to discuss. This post is for the readers who might want a little insite into our training when it comes to handling abnormal in-flight scenarios.

Let’s take equipment failure as our first example. If a piece of equipment malfunctions or fails while in flight, most professional aviators follow a procedure that is similar to what is outlined in this flowchart:

Another example of an abnormal in-flight scenario and how to handle it would be illustrated by this flow chart regarding sudden activation of the Ground Proximity Warning System (also know as GPWS, or the “WOOP WOOP – PULL UP!” box):

As you can see, things are pretty cut-and-dried in the world of professional aviation.

Another well-hyphenated way to describe things would be tongue-in-cheek.

Ha-ha, I’ve printed out the second flow chart and added it to my kneeboard. My instructor loves having me study aircraft systems, especially electricals, which I find quite dry and boring… a bunch of arrows, lines and oddly named components, so I’m going to be a wise ass and sneak this out on my next pop quiz.

I probably should have noted that these were not my creation. I’ve seen various forms of these on paper from various sources over the past decade, and have always found them to be funny. Now, they’re up on the internet, and I “yoinked” them from somewhere else, modified them a bit, and posted them here. Credit goes to Mr. Author Unknown.

OK, but- what if the damn thing’s not working, because you did f#*K with it, and you ARE the captain? Then what? I don’t see the “now we’re all screwed” circut..Oh, I forgot. Captains don’t make mistakes.